THURSDAY THOUGHTS

HAVE YOU EVER EXPERIENCED 

A PAIN SO DEEP 

YOU COULD NOT TALK ABOUT WHAT CAUSED IT?

The very thought of what happened causes a lump in your throat 
with a knot in your gut 

and unless you change the thought, 

it makes you extremely upset.  

I have.

d

WEDNESDAY

BEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY for a Wednesday.  Blue skies.  About 73 degrees.  I couldn't complain about the gentle breeze that blew as I sat on a brown quilt on the ground under a shade tree waiting for my Mom to get out of the doctor's office. Having a pleasant chat with my Husband as we waited.  She had her yearly appointment with the Endocrinologist.

The day started out early as I gave myself a haircut.  About 6 inches were cut away.  After I dried my hair, I placed it back into a bun and got ready for the day.

The day started.  A bill was paid, fuel put into the car for a drive to Topeka to meet up with my Mom.  We waited for her to show up and then I was able to drive my car ahead of hers so she could follow me to the medical building where she'd have a thyroid ultra-sound.  We were social distancing.  We waited for her appointment in the parking lot until time to enter the medical facility.

As we entered the building, we were to have masks on, our temperature was taken and we were asked a few questions about cough, sore throat, aches and pains, fatigue, traveling out of the state, being in a Cotton O'Neil building in the last two weeks, been exposed to covid 19.  If we passed then we could proceed to lobby of where the ultra sound would be given.

My Mom arrived early and was taken into the exam room.  I stayed in the lobby until she was finished.  The we left the facility and returned to our cars to go to her next appointment.

This is when we sat under the shade tree.  I walked her to the door and returned to the quilt where my Husband was sitting.  The air was heavenly and we had a very nice chat.  Mom had her appointment and a hour and a half later to came to outside and we said our good-byes.

I drove to Menards and waited in the car while Hubby picked up a few items.

We drove Home and the rest is History.  Supper.  Blogging.  Movie.

A pleasant day,
d
     

BLESSED AT HOME

~HOME~

Blessings to you and yours,

d

MONDAY MOMENTS

~MONDAY MOMENTS~

As I sit here playing on the computer, I'm thinking about my week and what I would like to do.
Since I cannot take a vacation right now, I will just have to take a mental vacay thinking about places I would love to go.  Mansions I would love to tour.  Quiet silent places to collect my wits and spell out peace in presence of alone time.  Chocolate desserts to sample in restaurants and cafes around the world.  Pick wildflowers to admire while holding in my hands as I pronounce pleasant.  Walk slow in opens fields with my fingers touching the tops of crops feeling their fibers against my skin.  No demands.  No schedules.  No rush.  How can this be?  Lord, I delight in you.  The desires of my heart need attention.
d  

Weather Predictions to take in consideration for some planning of weekly outings.
MONDAY...just plain HOT.
TUESDAY...rainy ( a great day to clean powder room and dust Dining room ).
WEDNESDAY...windy ( a great day to deadhead irises ).
THURSDAY...HOT.  
FRIDAY...HOT. 

Some supplies need picked up this week.  I'd like to get some Baby Shampoo to use to clean my face with.  Gentle and sudsy.  After washing, I will apply Judy Lindberg's Beauty Intense Renewal Serum.  I cannot say enough good about it.  I didn't think I would be getting anymore as their web sight said the Serum was out of stock and not available.  When I telephoned their agent, the Lady told me I don't know why the sight is saying that when we have 20 in stock.  So I ordered a bottle and received it the slow way of mail, but I finally have a bottle again.  Above GOOD stuff.  

At 64 with almost ten years under my belt of not having a thyroid, my hair is incredibly coarse.  I am use to thick hair, but not coarse.  I will be doing olive oil treatments to condition it right in my HOME.  Massage olive oil into and through the hair then allow oil to stay for hours, then shampoo hair.  Comb hair out and allow it to air dry.   

Taking my daily multi-vitamin after supper every evening.  With reading up on thyroid health, I know I need more selenium.  GERITOL only has one % of it.  Pretty good on all the other thyroid vitamins needed.  So I need a selenium supplement.  Will be on the look out for some of this stuff.

All in a days work.

Blessings to you,

d

ROOSTING IN THE KITCHEN

STIIL SPRING...but outside temps are in the low 90s.  
91 here at 1 in the afternoon.  SUMMER has come early.  MISTER ROOSTER has migrated to the Garden Window.  He had been in the screened in porch.  He'd been there for 3 years as he had a smoke odor from our 2016 house fire.  

Being fond of him, I didn't want to toss him.  So I let him air out in the porch.  He lost that stinky smell and flew the coop with my help he landed in a sunny Kitchen spot.  Placed a wreath hanger alongside and called it good.

Lovely SUNDAY today.  

I will be staying cool inside,

d

At the rooster’s crowing, Peter remembered Jesus’ words and “went out and wept bitterly”    ( Matthew 26:75 ). The rooster represents Peter’s denial of Christ and also stands for his remorse and repentance upon hearing the rooster’s crow. The rooster, as a symbol, becomes a call to repentance.

In many cultures, the rooster’s habit of crowing at the dawning of each new morning made it a symbol of the Christian’s victory of light over darkness and the triumph of life over death. Thus, some churches use the rooster as a symbol of resurrection. Other churches see in the rooster’s heralding of a new day a symbol of the church’s responsibility to proclaim God’s new era of grace and forgiveness to a darkened world.

SATURDAY STUFF

THE WEEK FLEW ON BY.  I slept really great last night and woke up late.  My day of leisure started off just right for this ole woman who wanted to sleep in on a Saturday morning with no big plans for the day.  Refreshing.

I'm still in my pajamas and haven't fixed my hair.  I just might not.  

My pile of old magazines beside my recliner is shrinking as I have decided to thin through these. Making plans to relocate the pile sometime this SUMMER. They are not sacred and I can throw them away or give them to a NURSING HOME. This is rare, but I grew tired thumbing through them yesterday.  I will save the VICTORIA and TEA TIME mags.  The rest can go away.  

The skies are turning grey with the possibility of raining.  Thunderstorms this past week were with strong winds.  Our pretty Irises are faded away.  Still have a few bloomers. Still so pretty.  The deadheads will need plucked or cut to tidy up the green leaves still lush.  Day lilies will begin splashing the flowerbeds with color and stamina.  Oh so pretty to see.  Stately flowers trumpeting their blooms.  Our Lilac bush didn't bloom this season and I missed them. Our Rose bush has bloomed and the fragrance is heavenly just like a expensive perfume.

Touching up.....



Hubby has been installing quarter round trim in the Living room and Dining room.  ✔️Project accomplished.  ONTO finishing the final touches of paint where it hadn't been done when the Living room and stair area were painted disguising the garnet red color.  Toned it down to a creamy earth tone.

Benjamin Moore MOCHA CREAM.  It is peaceful to me.  Now to get geared up to paint the Dining room before CHRISTMAS.  HA.  I am so slow these days.  Staying the course, but very slow at it.

SO I talk about what needs to be done months before it gets done.  I understand why my MOM did this over the years.  I'm not trying to copy her, but I seem to repeat some of the way she did things.  A deeper understanding is taking place.

Tonight, will be MOVIE NIGHT with popcorn and soda.  Tadahhhhhh.  It will be a treat.

I'm off to go pick up the mail and thumb through it on this wonderfully HOT day in June.  95 degrees out and needing to cool off.  More like the DOG Days of Summer.  Perhaps Summer is here early.  The hot days of SUMMER.  Will it kill the coronavirus?  Pray so.  Hope so.  

Will there be a second round of COVID 19 when it starts to cool off in AUTUMN?  

SATURDAY STUFF is what I call necessary.  Peace.  

God bless you real good.

d  

HOT DAWG IT'S HOT

Every once in a while I crave a HOT DAWG.  Just plain ketch-up and mustard on top with a sprinkling of diced onion.  Sometimes some relish.  This chart gives some variation to a plain- jane dog.

I use to wrap wieners in biscuit dough and make what is called PIG IN A BLANKET.  The kids liked them and so did I.

The week-end is here.  

I could go for a hot dog/dawg.

4th of July meal?

Blessings,

d

DINING ON THE PRAIRIE Salad

Cold and crunchy SALAD.  

Satisfying and filling.  Just right for me.

Blessings to you,

d

DINING ON THE PRAIRIE Corn Bread and Dark Beans 'n Ham

All I can say is they had plenty of flavor 

and we didn't go hungry,

d

DINING ON THE PRAIRIE Deviled Ham Sandwiches, Carrots and Potato Chips

Simplicity for me.

Had to be easy.

Deviled HAM Sandwiches for a HOT day.  

Blessings,

d

WELL HELLO JUNE!

BELIEVE IT OR NOT...June's here.  Blink my eyes and say HELLO!  Hello.  
Y o u   h a d   m e   a t   HELLO.  

Starting the month of JUNE off with a crockpot COFFEE POT ROAST.  

I marinaded the roast over night in white vinegar.  This morning I poured Extra Virgin Olive Oil into the crockpot and turned it on HIGH.  Chopped up a large white onion to cook for an hour in crockpot before putting the roast in.  After the roast cooks for an hour in the onion mix, I poured 2 strong cups of coffee in the pot so the roast could marinade in this HAPPY LIQUID.  After an hour in the HAPPY LIQUID, I poured enough filtered water to cover the roast.  NOW for the cooking all afternoon.  SLOW cooking fan.

I'll add carrots and potatoes around 3 pm.  Think I'll cook for 4 more hours.  A late supper at 7.  LOVERLEE.    

JUNE BIRTHDAYS.  Family Birthdays are Sister's 67th, Son's 45th, Brother's 69th, Sis n law's, 2 brother n law's and a nephew's.  Better get the cards ready to mail.  As slow as I am, I need all the help I can get by pacing myself.

My month PLANS will be working in the JUNK ROOM making some sense out of this chaos.  Difficult thing to accomplish when moving so slow.  God be with me.  Amen.

I learned about Huguette Clark's Doll Collection.  I was not aware of this women and all of the mystery she surrounded herself with.  What a beautiful collection she had.  

ALSO, it's Marilyn Monroe's birthday.

Looks good for being 94.

HUBBY took our good car to the Mechanics this afternoon.

  It seems the PACKRAT did more damage than I care to talk about.  Will hit us in the pocket book kind of hard.  Cheaper than an different car.

This retirement thing has been eye opening.

Started out 2020 being sick sick sick.

Then there was sewage back up in the basement.  

Cha-ching...plumber.

Then the motor went out on the heater.  Cha-ching...heater techie.

A death in the family.

Coronavirus hit the country and we have a lock down with adjusting to a new norm.

Rioting and destruction about the country.

Packrat damages our good car...cha-ching.

I think I will take a nap...cha-ching.

Hello JUNE,

d

BREAKFAST ON THE PRAIRIE Pancakes, Eggs and Bacon

Preferring PANCAKES to WAFFLES.

I am just that way.

Real BUTTER...yes.

Bacon...yes.

Eggs...yes.

Coffee...yes.

Hello morning.

Sometimes Breakfast is for the Supper meal.

Blessings to you,

d